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Daniel O'Donnell (New York)

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Daniel O'Donnell
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
New York State Assembly District 69
Successor: Micah Lasher
Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

George Washington University, 1982

Law

City University of New York Law School, 1987

Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

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Daniel O'Donnell (Democratic Party) was a member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 69. He assumed office in 2003. He left office on January 1, 2025.

O'Donnell (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 69. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

On November 17, 2023, O’Donnell announced he would not seek re-election to the New York State Assembly District 69.[1]

Biography

O'Donnell's political experience includes being a candidate for New York State Senate, District 30 in 1998; serving as a member of Community Board 9 (Manhattan) since 1995; and as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. O'Donnell earned his B.A. in Public Affairs from George Washington University and his J.D. from City University of New York Law School.[2] His professional experience includes working as a public interest lawyer for Daniel O'Donnell, Esquire and as a staff attorney for New York Legal Aid Society.

Elections

2024

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2024

Daniel O’Donnell did not file to run for re-election.

2022

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 69

Incumbent Daniel O'Donnell defeated Ian McKenzie in the general election for New York State Assembly District 69 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Daniel O'Donnell (D)
 
90.1
 
39,239
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Ian McKenzie (R)
 
9.7
 
4,219
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
73

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 43,531
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Daniel O'Donnell advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 69.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Ian McKenzie advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 69.

2020

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 69

Incumbent Daniel O'Donnell won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 69 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Daniel O'Donnell
Daniel O'Donnell (D)
 
99.0
 
52,354
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
521

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 52,875
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Daniel O'Donnell advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 69.

2019

See also: Public advocate election in New York, New York (2019)

General election

Special general election for New York City Public Advocate

The following candidates ran in the special general election for New York City Public Advocate on February 26, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jumaane Williams
Jumaane Williams (Nonpartisan)
 
32.8
 
138,803
Image of Eric Ulrich
Eric Ulrich (Nonpartisan)
 
19.0
 
80,308
Image of Melissa Mark-Viverito
Melissa Mark-Viverito (Nonpartisan)
 
11.2
 
47,375
Image of Michael Blake
Michael Blake (Nonpartisan)
 
8.4
 
35,416
Image of Ydanis Rodriguez
Ydanis Rodriguez (Nonpartisan)
 
6.0
 
25,253
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Dawn Smalls (Nonpartisan)
 
4.1
 
17,420
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Rafael Espinal (Nonpartisan)
 
3.2
 
13,482
Image of Daniel O'Donnell
Daniel O'Donnell (Nonpartisan)
 
3.0
 
12,774
Image of Ron Kim
Ron Kim (Nonpartisan)
 
2.8
 
11,849
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Benjamin Yee (Nonpartisan)
 
2.5
 
10,701
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Nomiki Konst (Nonpartisan)
 
2.3
 
9,738
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Helal Sheikh (Nonpartisan)
 
1.3
 
5,347
Image of David Eisenbach
David Eisenbach (Nonpartisan)
 
0.8
 
3,491
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Manny Alicandro (Nonpartisan)
 
0.8
 
3,373
Image of Anthony Herbert
Anthony Herbert (Nonpartisan)
 
0.8
 
3,189
Image of Latrice Walker
Latrice Walker (Nonpartisan)
 
0.6
 
2,549
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Jared Rich (Nonpartisan)
 
0.2
 
1,053
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
825

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 422,946
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Though the special election was nonpartisan, candidates were allowed to file with their own party line as long as it did not resemble an established political party's name.[3] Click [show] below to see the list of party lines for each candidate.

2018

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 69

Incumbent Daniel O'Donnell defeated Corina Cotenescu in the general election for New York State Assembly District 69 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Daniel O'Donnell (D)
 
92.9
 
44,788
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Corina Cotenescu (R)
 
7.0
 
3,379
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
65

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 48,232
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 69

Incumbent Daniel O'Donnell defeated Ruben D. Vargas in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 69 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Daniel O'Donnell
Daniel O'Donnell
 
64.9
 
15,484
Image of Ruben D. Vargas
Ruben D. Vargas
 
35.1
 
8,392

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 23,876
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 69

Corina Cotenescu advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 69 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate
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Corina Cotenescu

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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2016

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the New York State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for major party candidates was July 14, 2016. The filing deadline for independent candidates was August 23, 2016.

Incumbent Daniel O'Donnell defeated Stephen Garrin in the New York State Assembly District 69 general election.[4][5]

New York State Assembly, District 69 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Daniel O'Donnell Incumbent 90.28% 49,526
     Republican Stephen Garrin 9.72% 5,334
Total Votes 54,860
Source: New York Board of Elections


Incumbent Daniel O'Donnell defeated Steven M. Appel in the New York State Assembly District 69 Democratic primary.[6][7]

New York State Assembly, District 69 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Daniel O'Donnell Incumbent 78.64% 7,255
     Democratic Steven M. Appel 21.36% 1,971
Total Votes 9,226


Stephen Garrin ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 69 Republican primary.[6][7]

New York State Assembly, District 69 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Stephen Garrin  (unopposed)

2014

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for the New York State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014. Incumbent Daniel O'Donnell was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[8][9][10]

2012

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2012

O'Donnell ran in the 2012 election for New York State Assembly District 69. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2012. He was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[11][12][13]

New York State Assembly, District 69, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel O'Donnell Incumbent 100% 44,468
Total Votes 44,468

2010

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2010

O'Donnell defeated Francisco Spies in the September 14 Democratic primary. He was unopposed in the general election on November 2.[14][15]

New York State Assembly, District 69 2010
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Daniel O'Donnell (D) 27,434

2008

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, O'Donnell won re-election to the New York State Assembly, District 69. He ran unopposed.[16][17]

O'Donnell raised $102,405 for his campaign.[18]

New York State Assembly, District 69 2008
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Daniel O'Donnell (D) 43,123

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Daniel O'Donnell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2016

O'Donnell's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Fairness

Danny believes that the rights and protections in our country and state constitutions should be equally accessible to everyone.

In order to make sure New York is a fair state for all people, Danny championed the Marriage Equality Act five times before it became law in 2011. Marriage Equality in New York was a watershed moment for the rest of the country and the world.

Transparency

Danny believes that the government has an obligation to be transparent to the public that it serves.

In order to make sure New York is a transparent state, Danny has called on the legislature to expand the Freedom of Information Law in New York so that the public can obtain the personnel records of police officers and corrections officers. He has also advocated for a full time state legislature that limits outside income.

Dignity for All

Danny believes in not only the equal treatment of all people, but also the dignified treatment of all people.

In order to make sure New York is a state that treats all people with dignity, Danny pioneered New York's anti-bullying law- the Dignity for All Students Act. The law is New York's first anti-bullying law- protecting students in school and online- and was the first time the rights of transgender individuals was written into New York State law.[19]

”
—Daniel O'Donnell[20]

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2023-2024

O'Donnell was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

O'Donnell was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

O'Donnell was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

New York committee assignments, 2017
• Codes
• Education
• Environmental Conservation
• Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development, Chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, O'Donnell served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, O'Donnell served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, O'Donnell served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, O'Donnell served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Campaign finance summary

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Daniel O'Donnell campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022New York State Assembly District 69Won general$50,856 $0
2020New York State Assembly District 69Won general$32,007 N/A**
2016New York State Assembly, District 69Won $128,521 N/A**
2014New York State Assembly, District 69Won $28,450 N/A**
2012New York State Assembly, District 69Won $55,669 N/A**
2010New York State Assembly, District 69Won $61,649 N/A**
2008New York State Assembly, District 69Won $102,405 N/A**
2006New York State Assembly, District 69Won $106,338 N/A**
2004New York State Assembly, District 69Won $91,350 N/A**
2002New York State Assembly, District 69Won $259,742 N/A**
1998New York State Senate, District 30Lost $80,740 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2024

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2022


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2018


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2015


2014


2013


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2011

Endorsements

2012

In 2012, O'Donnell’s endorsements included the following:[21]

  • 32BJ/SEIU

Personal

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O'Donnell and his husband, John, live in Morningside Heights.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ ‘’Twitter/X Jeff Coltin (@JCColtin)‘', “New York State Assembly Member Daniel O’Donnell Not Seeking Re-Election,” November 17, 2023
    2. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. O'Donnell,” accessed August 1, 2014
    3. ↑ Gotham Gazette, "23 Candidates Submit Petitions to Get on February 26 Public Advocate Ballot," January 15, 2019
    4. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed October 11, 2016
    5. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Election results, 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Election returns September 13, 2016," accessed November 6, 2016
    8. ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Certification for the September 9, 2014, State Primary Election," accessed December 17, 2014
    9. ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Primary results for September 9, 2014," accessed October 1, 2014
    10. ↑ New York Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Assembly Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed December 17, 2014
    11. ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Candidate List for the September 13, 2012, State Primary Election," accessed July 31, 2014
    12. ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official September 13, 2012, Primary Results," accessed July 31, 2014
    13. ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official Assembly Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed July 31, 2014
    14. ↑ New York Times, "NY state legislative election results," accessed February 11, 2014
    15. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Official Primary results from September 14, 2010," accessed July 31, 2014
    16. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Official Primary results from September 9, 2008," accessed July 31, 2014
    17. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Official Assembly Election Returns November 4, 2008," accessed July 31, 2014
    18. ↑ Follow the Money, "Report on 2008 Campaign donations in New York," accessed August 1, 2014
    19. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    20. ↑ Daniel O'Donnell, "Values," accessed October 14, 2016
    21. ↑ New York Daily News, "32BJ/SEIU Endorses For State Senate, Assembly," August 1, 2012

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    Preceded by
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    2003-2025    		 Succeeded by
    Micah Lasher (D)


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